Can I tell you? These are my favorite posts to write, when I get to share titles that I've been anticipating for months, and I finally get to share them with you!
The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Morris. Originally intended as a screeplay, this debut novel is based on the author's series of interviews with Holocaust survivor Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew who was forced to tattoo his fellow inmate in Auschwitz-Berkenau. Becoming ill and left for dead, Sokolov is saved by a fellow inmate and vows to not only learn his savior's trade, but also to pay the kindness forward, assisting others in the midst of horrific brutality. Already an international bestseller, this is slated to be one of this fall's most in-demand titles. If you were a fan of books like Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale or Martha Hall Kelly's Lilac Girls, I highly recommend placing your hold on The Tattooist of Auschwitz now.
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green. Brother of bestselling YA author John Green (The Fault In Our Stars, etc.), Hank Green makes his debut with an adult fiction title that defies genre description. Coming home from work late one evening, April May stumbles upon a giant transformer-like sculpture. Is it street-art? A robot? With the help of her friend Andy, April records video as she climbs around on the statue (they've named him Carl), which is apparently the first of many to appear world-wide. The next day, April wakes to find that the video has gone viral and she's instantly famous, but at what cost? There is huge buzz on this title, and I'm recommending it for fans of Andy Weir (The Martian, Artemis), Ernest Cline (Ready Player One, etc.) and Sylvain Neuvel (The Themis Files).
When the Lights Go Out, by Mary Kubica. After spending her teen years caring for her terminally ill mother, Jessie Sloane is trying to find a way forward in her life as an orphan. When she tries to apply to community college, she's informed that her social security number actually belongs to a girl who died seventeen years ago. Jessie has no one to ask--she never knew her father. She also doesn't drive, so she doesn't have a license, and she can't find her birth certificate. Insomnia compounded by stress and grief takes its toll, even as Jessie digs into the past of her mother, Eden, in an attempt to find the truth behind her own identity. Kubica has been developing a strong following with past novels (The Good Girl, Every Last Lie, etc.), and I'm expecting this latest to add to her list of fans.
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